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A Glimpse of my random mind.

So here is the thing about good women. We tend to put others before ourselves. We care about other’s physical and emotional well-being, and so we care about their feelings, and not hurting their feelings. We love with reckless abandon to our own needs. This can be a powerful force for good. Yet it…

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It’s that time of year when parents all over America get out the creepy little things known as the “Elf on the Shelf” and lord its presence over their children to incentivize them to behave. Oh Joy! Admittedly this was our first year with one. My one and only 7 year old child told…

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I was reflecting today after googling post-nup agreements how similar marriage often is to how the whole breastfeeding thing was. For some women and babies, breastfeeding is easy and natural and both the mom and baby clique and it goes off without a hitch. For others, they literally have to work hard to breastfeed, reach…

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My husband the Anesthesiologist came home one evening solemn, affected, not himself. His patient died in the recovery room. It was sudden, unexpected for my husband, and despite the team’s swift efforts and perfectly executed code, the patient died anyway. It’s relevant to note that his patient was an almost 90 year old man with…

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I have now seen Wonder Woman twice in 48 hours, once with my good friend (another physician mom), and once with my son. I’ve read all the great reviews, including this one on how Wonder Woman’s true power lies in service, or this one about the need for Female Representation. My favorite is this piece…

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It’s no secret if anyone has read my stuff or read anything about me that I became a mother and a physician at the same time. I’m young (33), but I was ahead of the curve on baby having relative to my med school friends and Physicians Moms Group on FB hadn’t been created yet. …

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Truthfully, I am not from a military family. Naturally my Grandfathers were in the service, but they didn’t die serving. Also, my birthday has always fallen on Memorial day weekend, or near it. So rather than visiting a cemetery, we usually have a small party. For some reason, perhaps it’s the political divisiveness in my…

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I’ve spent many hours reflecting on those persons and things that I am grateful for recently. I frequently think I should tell them all individually, but the list is daunting, life happens, and I don’t. Now that I am out of some of the toughest years of my life however, I realize I very likely…